Overview
Policies and standards, oversee security operations, and manage crisis situations with calm authority. Alongside protecting JET, you will also play a customer-facing role, supporting sales and consulting engagements and providing virtual CISO (vCISO) services to enterprise and public sector clients. By balancing business needs with security imperatives, you will position JET as a trusted, secure partner in an ever-changing digital environment!
Location: Sheffield
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (37.5 hours per week)
Responsibilities
* Lead security strategy, operations, and programs across complex organizations.
* Support client engagements as a trusted security advisor (e.g., vCISO) and translate security expertise into business value.
* Communicate complex security concepts to executives, boards, and external partners, building consensus and trust.
* Lead security incidents, breaches, and system outages, staying calm and effective under pressure.
* Collaborate with teams to develop and implement security strategies, policies, and standards to strengthen organizational resilience.
* Hands-on in implementing controls, audits, vulnerability assessments, and responding to emerging threats.
* Assess and mitigate security risks and stay knowledgeable about relevant frameworks and regulations (ISO27001, CIS, PCI DSS, GDPR, etc.).
* Able to translate complex security concepts into clear, actionable insights that build trust with executives, boards, and clients.
* Act as a trusted security advisor in client engagements; support RFPs, solution design, and customer presentations.
* Assess and remediate security risks during mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures.
Qualifications and Attributes
* Adaptability to address situations where critical thinking is paramount in identifying goals, tasks, and priorities.
* Experience leading security strategy, operations, and programs across complex organizations.
* Skilled in assessing and mitigating security risks and knowledgeable in relevant frameworks and regulations (ISO27001, CIS, PCI DSS, GDPR, etc.).
* Confident in client-facing scenarios and able to articulate the organisation's security posture.
* Resilient and composed when managing incidents, breaches, or high-stakes challenges, ensuring clear decision-making and leadership.
* Collaborative, adaptable, high integrity, and able to lead teams while fostering a culture of security awareness.
Compensation and Benefits
* Car allowance: £7,200
* Bonus: 25%
* LTIP: Details shared at offer stage
* Bupa healthcare: 100% employee cover, with discounted family rates
* Pension: Matched contributions up to 10%
* Insurance: Death, disability, and critical illness cover
* Annual leave: 25 days
Next steps
Two-stage interview process is likely for successful applicants.
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